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What to say?
What to say?

What to say?

Date3/12/1984
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Original Toronto Star caption: What to say?: Illegal immigrant Sze Wai Chan wonders what to say in a letter to his wife in Hong Kong; after he applied for legal status in Canada under a government amnesty program and was turned down. He has been here for five years; making about $350 a week as a cook in restaurants in small Ontario towns; and is now working in Toronto.
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ProvenanceFrom the Toronto Star Archives
CollectionToronto Star Photograph Archive
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Copyright HolderToronto Star (Firm)
Call Number / Accession NumberTSPA_0023754F
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